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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الإجارةWages (Kitab Al-Ijarah)
باب فِي كَسْبِ الإِمَاءِChapter: Regarding The Earning Of A Slave-Women.
Hadith 3427
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ هُرَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَافِعٍ هُوَ ابْنُ خَدِيجٍ ، قَالَ : " نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ كَسْبِ الْأَمَةِ حَتَّى يُعْلَمَ مِنْ أَيْنَ هُوَ " .
Narrated Rafi bin Khadij: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade earnings of a slave-girl unless it is known from where it came.
Brief Explanation
1؎: Until it is known from where the slave-girl has earned, whether by lawful means or unlawful, it is not correct to take her earnings. The scholars say that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade taking the earnings of slave-girls because people used to impose a tax upon them, and whatever they earned from wherever, they would bring it and give it to their master. If they could not find work, they would bring earnings from fornication (zina) and give it. Therefore, he forbade taking their earnings until it is ascertained that her earnings are from lawful means. According to some people, what is meant by "earnings" here is the earnings from fornication (zina).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit:
The owner should be aware of where and how his agents or children are earning and bringing in income, so that there is certainty regarding what is lawful (halal) and pure (tayyib), and so that one can avoid and protect others from what is doubtful or unlawful (haram).
Benefit:
The owner should be aware of where and how his agents or children are earning and bringing in income, so that there is certainty regarding what is lawful (halal) and pure (tayyib), and so that one can avoid and protect others from what is doubtful or unlawful (haram).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3427
